7 Appendix B: Product Behavior

The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental software. References to product versions include updates to those products.

The following tables show the relationships between Microsoft product versions or supplemental software and the roles they perform.

Windows Client releases

Client role

Server role

Windows 10 v1607 operating system

Yes

No

Windows 11 operating system

Yes

No

Windows Server releases

Client role

Server role

Windows Server 2016 operating system

Yes

Yes

Windows Server operating system

No

Yes

Windows Server 2019 operating system

Yes

Yes

Windows Server 2022 operating system

No

Yes

Exceptions, if any, are noted in this section. If an update version, service pack or Knowledge Base (KB) number appears with a product name, the behavior changed in that update. The new behavior also applies to subsequent updates unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the product version, behavior is different in that product edition.

Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed using the terms "SHOULD" or "SHOULD NOT" implies product behavior in accordance with the SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term "MAY" implies that the product does not follow the prescription.